A member asked:

If i inhale dust by accident, i cough. after that, i get constant phlegm for at least 1 hour. why?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Delayed inflammatory: Response. The cough you develop is protective and meant to protect deeper airways from getting obstructed or plugged by foreign bodies. The phlegm reflects inflammatory cells that are assisting in the immune defense that have to be eventually eliminated as well.

Answered 5/17/2020

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